2014 Men's Volleyball News
Rainey Named NECC Player of the Year
April 14, 2014
Elms College senior middle hitter Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) was named the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Player of the Year and first team all-conference in the sport of men’s volleyball as announced by the league office on Monday.
Men’s Volleyball Falls to Daniel Webster College, 3-1
April 05, 2014
Elms College senior middle hitter Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) notched a match-high 20 kills and a match-best 13 digs, but Daniel Webster College had three players secure double-digit kills to help the Eagles post a 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-16) victory over the Blazers in Saturday afternoon’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s volleyball match in Nashua, N.H.
Men’s Volleyball Falls to Southern Vermont College, 3-0
April 02, 2014
Elms College senior middle hitter Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) notched a team-high seven kills and senior setter Kordel Latimer (Lynn, Mass.) passed out 10 assists and team-best seven digs but Southern Vermont College powered to a 3-0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-23) sweep of the Blazers in Wednesday evening’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s volleyball match in Bennington, Vt.
Men’s Volleyball Falls to Regis College, 3-0
March 29, 2014
Elms College senior middle hitter Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) notched a match-high 18 kills but Regis College used a balanced attack from Jon Fuentes (Downey, Calif.), Sean Bisnett (Oxnard, Calif.) and Joe Coye (Plaistow, N.H.) who combined for 35 of the Pride’s 44kills to help lead Regis to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 26-24) victory in Saturday morning’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s volleyball match at Picknelly Arena.
Men’s Volleyball Falls to Newbury College, 3-0
March 26, 2014
Elms College senior middle hitter Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) floored a match-high 16 kills but Newbury College used 14 kills from Chi Yin Li (Hong Kong, China) and 12 kills from Billy Stephen (Windemere, Fla.) to help the Nighthawks seal a 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-19) victory over the Blazers in Wednesday evening’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s volleyball match.
Daniel Webster College Sweeps Men’s Volleyball, 3-0
March 22, 2014
Elms College senior middle hitter Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) downed a team-high 12 kills and senior setter Kevin Welsh (Wilbraham, Mass.) passed out 26 assists but Daniel Webster College used a match-high 13 kills from Ryan Howdeshell (Fairbanks, Alaska) and 11 from Joe Walz (East Longmeadow, Mass.) to help drive the Eagles to a 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-17) victory in Saturday afternoon’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s volleyball match.
Rainey Powers Men’s Volleyball Past Lesley University, 3-1
March 22, 2014
Elms College senior middle hitter Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) floored a match-high 27 kills and became the first player in program history to reach the 1,000-kill milestone as the Blazers topped Lesley University, 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 20-25, 25-14) in Saturday afternoon’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s volleyball match at Picknelly Arena.
SCHEDULE NOTE: Upcoming Weekend Schedule Updates
March 20, 2014
Elms College spring sports weekend schedule updates for the weekend of March 22-23.
Men’s Volleyball Falls to Endicott College, 3-0
March 19, 2014
Elms College senior middle hitter Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) notched a team-high eight kills and team-best six digs, but Endicott College used 12 kills from Brennan Lowe (Malibu, Calif.) and 11 from John Osborne (Freehold, N.J.) to help pace the Gulls to a 3-0 (25-8, 25-16, 25-16) sweep of the Blazers in Wednesday evening’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s volleyball match at Picknelly Arena.
Rainey Named NECC Player of the Week
March 10, 2014
Elms College senior middle hitter Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) was named the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Player of the Week in men’s volleyball as announced by the league office on Monday.
Men’s Volleyball Powers Past Southern Vermont College, 3-2, Rainey Becomes Program’s All-Time Leader in Kills
March 08, 2014
Elms College senior middle hitter Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) floored a match-high 29 kills and became the program’s all-time leader in kills to help propel the Blazers to a hard-fought, 3-2 (16-25, 25-23, 30-28, 20-25, 15-12) victory in Saturday afternoon’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s volleyball contest at Picknelly Arena.
Men’s Volleyball Falls to Lasell College, 3-0
March 04, 2014
Elms College senior middle hitter Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) floored a match-high 17 kills, but Lasell College used 29 assists from Andrew Glenn (Westport, Conn.) and the Lasers hit at a .358 clip as a team to help secure a 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-17) victory over the Blazers in Tuesday evening’s non-conference men’s volleyball match in Newton, Mass.
Men’s Volleyball Falls to Endicott College, 3-0
March 01, 2014
Elms College junior middle hitter Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) floored a match-high 13 kills and recorded a match-best 11 digs, but Endicott College received 10 kills from Dan Seaver (Milford, Mass.) and eight kills each from Travis Netherton (Waukegan, Ill.) and Josh Anderson (La Canada, Calif.) to help spark the Gulls to a 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-21) sweep in Saturday afternoon’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s volleyball match in Beverly, Mass.
Men's Volleyball Falls to No. 6 MIT, 3-0
February 27, 2014
Elms College senior middle hitter Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) tallied a match-high 10 kills but Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) setters Paul Syta (Fairport, N.Y.) and Evan Wang (Saratoga, Calif.) dished out 15 and 10 assists each to help pace the Engineers to a 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-16) sweep of the Blazers in Thursday evening's non-conference men's volleyball match.
Parks, Rainey Garner NECC Weekly Awards
February 24, 2014
Elms College junior women’s basketball player Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) and senior men’s volleyball player Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) were each named New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Player of the Week in their respective sports as announced by the league office on Monday.
Men’s Volleyball Powers Past Newbury College, 3-0
February 22, 2014
Elms College senior middle hitter Bryson Rainey (Brookline, Mass.) downed a match-high 17 kills and match-best 13 digs to lead three players with double-digit kills and senior setter Kevin Welsh (Wilbraham, Mass.) handed out 44 assists to pace the Blazers to a 3-0 (26-24, 29-27, 25-14) sweep of Newbury College in Saturday afternoon’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s volleyball game at Picknelly Arena.